Shotsy is a genuinely good shot tracker. It's one of the better-known GLP-1 apps in the US, and if you're on Zepbound or Wegovy it does the core job well: log the dose, log the injection site, get reminded when the next one is due.

But it has three limits that send people looking elsewhere. It lives only in a phone app, so there's no way to check your trends from a laptop. Some of its better charts sit behind the paid Shotsy+ tier. And its food tracking is numbers you type in yourself or sync in from Apple Health, with no food database behind it, which is why so many Shotsy users end up running a second app for meals.

Healthcount takes a different approach: doses, side effects, weight, and a full food diary in one free app that runs in any browser. Here's an honest comparison so you can decide which fits.

The quick answer

Healthcount is a free alternative to Shotsy that tracks GLP-1 doses and side effects plus full food and macro logging, weight trends, and progress photos. It runs in any browser, so it works on iPhone, Android, and desktop with nothing to download, and every feature is free.

What Shotsy does well

Credit where it's due. Shotsy was built specifically for GLP-1 users and it shows:

• Clean, focused shot logging: dose, date, time, and injection site in a few taps
• It calculates when your next dose is due and reminds you
• Injection site tracking, so you rotate instead of hitting the same spot every week
• Weight logging with charts, plus side effect notes
• Estimated medication level charts, so you can see roughly how much drug is in your system between shots (this one is a Shotsy+ feature)
• Apps for both iPhone and Android

If all you want is a dedicated shot logger, the free tier of Shotsy is a reasonable choice. That's worth saying plainly.

Where it falls short

The gaps show up once your tracking needs grow past the injection itself.

No web version. Shotsy is a phone app only. There's no browser access, so you can't review three months of weight trend on a bigger screen, log lunch from your work laptop, or pull everything up during a telehealth appointment without juggling your phone.

A paid tier for the good charts. The free tier covers the basics, but features like medication level charts sit behind Shotsy+, which is $49.99 a year at the time of writing (it was $29.99 until a 2025 price rise). Not a fortune, but it's another subscription on top of medication you may already be paying $299 to $449 a month for.

Food tracking is just the numbers. This is the big one. Shotsy lets you record protein, calories, water, and fiber, but only as numbers you enter yourself or sync in from Apple Health. There's no food database, no meal search, no photo logging. You'd still need a second app to figure out what was actually in your dinner, and either type the totals in or route them through Apple Health. On a medication that suppresses appetite, where getting enough protein and fiber is half the battle, that's a lot of friction.

Shotsy vs Healthcount

What each one costs

Shotsy is free to download with a usable free tier. The full feature set needs Shotsy+, currently $49.99 a year (it has crept up from $29.99, so check the app for the latest number).

Healthcount is free. Not free-with-a-catch: there's no premium tier, no ads, and no feature gates. Dose tracking, the food diary, AI meal photos, weight trends, side effect logs, and data export are all included.

Context matters here. As of July 2026, self-pay Zepbound through LillyDirect runs $299 to $449 a month depending on dose, and Wegovy through NovoCare Pharmacy is $349 a month for standard doses ($399 for the 7.2 mg HD dose). If you're on commercial insurance a savings card can bring that down a lot, but either way, the medication is the expensive part of this journey. Your tracker doesn't need to be.

Why doses and food belong in one place

A GLP-1 journey is more than injections. What you eat, especially protein and fiber, your weight trend, and your side effects all move together. When they live in separate apps, the connections are easy to miss. When they sit on one timeline, patterns jump out: nausea that clusters in the week after a dose increase, a weight stall that lines up with protein quietly dropping, appetite returning in the last two days before each shot.

There's a money angle too, and it's specific to how the US market works right now. On the higher Zepbound doses (7.5 mg and up), LillyDirect's discounted self-pay price depends on refilling within 45 days of your last delivery; let it lapse and the price reverts to a much higher standard rate. Knowing exactly where you are in your supply is worth real dollars. Healthcount tracks your doses against your supply so refills don't sneak up on you.

If you're still settling into a weekly routine, our guide to tracking Zepbound doses covers the dose ladder, missed-dose rules, and storage.

What about the new pills?

This matters more than it did a year ago. The FDA approved the Wegovy pill (25 mg oral semaglutide) in December 2025, and Lilly's Foundayo (orforglipron), a once-daily GLP-1 tablet, followed in April 2026. A lot of people are now on a daily pill instead of a weekly shot, or switching between the two.

A daily pill changes the tracking problem. Instead of four doses a month, you've got thirty chances to forget. To be fair to Shotsy, it has kept up here: it supports pills as well as injections. Healthcount does too, logging daily oral doses alongside weekly shots, so a format switch doesn't mean starting over in a new app. The difference is everything around the dose. Whether a switch is actually working shows up in your appetite, your food, and your weight trend, and in Healthcount that history all sits on the same timeline as the doses themselves.

Who should stick with Shotsy

Honestly? If you only want a shot logger and you live on your phone, Shotsy's free tier will serve you fine. And if the estimated medication level chart is the feature you really care about, Shotsy+ is cheap as subscriptions go.

Consider switching to Healthcount if any of these sound like you:

• You want food, macros, and doses in one app instead of two
• You'd rather log meals by describing them or snapping a photo than typing in protein grams
• You want to check your trends from a laptop, not just a phone
• You're switching between a shot and a pill like the Wegovy pill or Foundayo, and want your food and weight history to carry through
• You'd rather not pay for another subscription

FAQs

Is Healthcount really free?

Yes. Every feature is free, with no ads and no premium tier. Shotsy has a solid free tier but keeps some of its charts and tools behind the paid Shotsy+ subscription.

Does Healthcount work on a computer?

Yes. It runs in any browser, so it works on iPhone, Android, tablets, and desktops with nothing to download. Shotsy is a phone app for iOS and Android with no web version.

Does Healthcount track injections like Shotsy?

Yes. You can log each weekly dose and injection site, set reminders, and see how side effects and weight line up with dose changes over time.

Can I track the Wegovy pill or Foundayo in Healthcount?

Yes. Daily oral GLP-1 doses can be logged alongside weekly injections, food, weight, and side effects, so switching formats doesn't mean switching apps.

Can I track food as well as my medication?

Yes, and that's the main difference between the two apps. Healthcount has a full food diary: describe a meal in plain English or snap a photo, and calories, protein, and fiber are logged automatically. Shotsy only takes nutrition numbers you type in yourself or sync from Apple Health.